Edward CHURCH

Born

18 April 1744 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

22 September 1801 , Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Edward married Elizabeth RIGBY 16 October 1766 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth RIGBY was born 5 February 1751 in Crown Colony of New York.

Parents & Family of Edward CHURCH

Parents of Edward CHURCH

Father

Edward CHURCH

Mother

Grace SHAW

Grandparents of Edward CHURCH

Paternal grandparents

John CHURCH Rebeckah BLACKMAN

Maternal grandparents

Israel SHAW Mercy Ruth TALLMAN

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Edward CHURCH

Edward CHURCH married

Elizabeth RIGBY
Marriage date: 16 October 1766
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Children of Edward CHURCH and Elizabeth RIGBY

Elizabeth Ann CHURCH

Born: 4 October 1769, , Nova Scotia, Canada
Died: abt. 1832, Milford, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada

Married: William MCHEFFEY 2 January 1788 Place: , Nova Scotia, Canada

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Birth — 1744
18 April 1744
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1766 Marriage / Partner
Edward CHURCH and Elizabeth RIGBY 16 October 1766,

He was 22 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Elizabeth Ann CHURCH was born 4 October 1769, , Nova Scotia, Canada

Edward was 25 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1788 Marriage of Child
Elizabeth Ann CHURCH married 2 January 1788, , Nova Scotia, Canada to William MCHEFFEY

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death — 1801
22 September 1801
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
He died at the age of 57.

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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